Gordon Stephenson papers

Collection — Multiple Containers

Identifier: 3999

Scope and content

Papers include published reports and articles related to Stephenson's work in city and regional planning in Australia, Canada, and England; lecture notes: Gordon Stephenson on Le Corbusier and Lewis Mumford on Clarence Stein (1968); and course descriptions.

Scope and content

Also, plan for metro region of Perth and Fremantle atlas, 1955.

Dates

1942-1978.

Creator

Stephenson, Gordon. (Person)

Biographical / Historical

Gordon Stephenson was the first Chief Planning Officer (1947) of the Ministry of Town and Country Planning, London; Lever Professor of Civic Design and Editor of the Town Planning Review, University of Liverpool, 1948-53; Consultant to the Government of Western Australia, the City of Perth and the University of Western Australia, 1953-55; Professor of Town and Regional Planning, University of Toronto, 1955-60; Professor of Architecture, and for seven years consultant architect, University of Western Australia, 1960-72; and since 1948 has been in private practice as a planning consultant and architect.